Test set, signal distortion
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TELEGRAPH
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0377.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Automatic Telephone & Electric Co.
- MODEL
- 5A
- LOCATION
- Bridgenorth, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 441
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SHEET METAL CABINET/ GLASS SCREEN/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS& CONTROLS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 43.5 cm
- Width
- 27.3 cm
- Height
- 34.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Telegraphy
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Automatic Telephone
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Bridgenorth
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1956 TO 1975
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE THE DISTORTION OF BAUDOT TELEGRAPH SIGNALS AT A TELEGRAPH TESTBOARD. - Technical
-
ONE OF MANY ELECTRONIC TELEGRAPH DISTORTION MEASURING SETS DEVELOPED TO REPLACE THE TELETYPE CORP. MECHANICAL SIGNAL DISTORTION TEST SET MODEL DXD (COMMONLY CALLED THE FOX)/ TOWAKO MANUFACTURED A SIMILAR BUT MUCH SMALLER SET IN THE USA - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE: 'TELEGRAPH DISTORTION/ MEASURING SET TX/TYPE 5A SER. NO. 441/ [ATM LOGO]/ MANUFACTURED BY/ A.T.& E. (BRIDGNORTH LTD.)'/ VARIOUS CALIBRATION MARKINGS AROUND CONTROLS/ PLATE: 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR'/ DYNATAPE: 'T.13225'
- Missing
- NIL
- Finish
- GRAY HAMMERLIN CASE/ FRONT PANEL: FLAT GRAY ENAMEL
- Decoration
- MFR'S LOGO ON TOP OF FRONT PANEL
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Automatic Telephone & Electric Co., Test set, signal distortion, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1982.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0377.001/
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